Honda 2016-07-11 Vehicles serious NHTSA
Vehicles · NHTSA · Recall #NHTSA-16V526000
2016 Honda Civic Recall
Issued July 11, 2016 · Honda
In July 2016, Honda recalled the 2016 Honda Civic, a serious vehicles recall reported by the NHTSA. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2016 Civic 2-Door vehicles manufactured February 23, 2016, through May 20, 2016. The affected vehicles may have a damaged LED side marker light circuit board inside the taillight assembly, making the marker light inoperable. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Assoc. Equipment."
What you should do
- 1 Keep using 2016 Honda Civic only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Honda to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect both the taillight assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 31, 2016. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is KB8.
Recall details
- Brand
- Honda
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- July 11, 2016
- Units affected
- Not reported
- Sold at
- Not listed
- Recall number
- NHTSA-16V526000
- Made in
- Not listed
- Issuing agency
- NHTSA
In context
- Honda has 80 recalls in our database, including 1 rated Critical.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- This is the 99th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2016.